Jawzjan police arrest two drug smugglers, seize 70kg of opium

The suspects, identified as Baryalai and Mohammad Afzal, attempted to smuggle 70kg of opium from the Chaharbolak District of Balkh Province to Faryab Province, said Col. Abdul Hafiz Khashi, the Jawzjan deputy chief of police.

The smugglers were arrested in the outskirts of Sheberghan, the provincial capital, he said.